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Exam candidate in Chinese: 考生 (kǎo shēng)

kǎo shēng

exam candidate

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1exam candidate
  2. 2student whose name has been put forward for an exam

Stroke order

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生

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄠˇ

kǎo

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 今年的考生特别多。

    jīn nián de kǎo shēng tè bié duō。

    There are especially many exam candidates this year.

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Related words

考

kǎo

to beat

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

考试

kǎo shì

to take an exam

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

考虑

kǎo lǜ

to think over

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